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No. 524,720. Patented Aug. 21, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN T. LAWTON, OF LONDON, CANADA.

COMBINED SOFA AND BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,720, dated August21, 1894.

' Application filed July 8, 1893. Serial No. 479,979- (No model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN T. LAWTON, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, and a resident of the city of London, in the Province ofOntario, Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Combined Sofaand Bed, of which the following specification, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, forms a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a sofa-bed, or a combined bed and sofa, theobject being to construct it in such a manner, and to provide it withcertain simple and effective mechanism, which will safely hold it whenfolded, as a sofa to occupy a small space, and which will when unfolded,provide a commodious bed, all of which will be hereinafter first fullyset forth and described, and then pointed out in the claims. a

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1. is aperspective view of a sofabed, embodying my invention, when folded as asofa. Fig. 2. is another view of same, when unfolded, to form a bed.Fig. 3. is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the arms, whichsecures the ends in place. Figs. 4, and 5, are enlarged detail front andside views respectively of the adjustable leg and casting, whichsupports the back when unfolded to form the bed, and connects the backwith the ends when folded to form a sofa.

A, B, designate two frames hinged together at, b, and suitablyupholstered; these frames, A, B, when unfolded as shown in Fig. 2. formthe main portion of the bed, and when folded as shown in Fig. 1. theframe, A, forms the back, and the frame, B, the seat of the sofa.

C, D, designate two frames, hinged together at, h, and when folded andadjusted as shown in Fig. 1. they form the ends of the sofa, and whenunfolded and adjusted, as shown in Fig. 2. they increase the length of,and form a very commodious bed.

E, E, designate sockets or recesses, which may be formed in the frame,B; and F, F, designate sockets or recesses formed in the frames, A, and,B; and these sockets or recesses may be formed in these frames, or theymaybe formed in metal or other suitable material, and secured to theframes, A, and, B, as found most suitable or convenient.

G, G, designate arms, one of which is secured to each of the frames, 0,and, D, by screw bolts or other suitable securing devices, I, I, andthese arms are provided with legs, H, H, which extend on each side of,or are secured in sockets in the frames, 0, D, for the purpose of takingall strain off the screws, which secure said arms to said frames; andthese arms, G, are each provided with a barb, J, which engages with thematerial adjacent to, or at one side of the socket, E, to anchor saidarms, G, in said sockets, E, E, and thereby prevent said arms from beingaccidentally retracted.

When the frames, 0, D, are folded together, as shown in Fig. l. to formthe ends of the sofa, two arms, G, G, are adjusted adjacent to oneanother, and inserted in a socket, E, this securely holds the ends inplace at the front edge of the sofa; and when the frames, 0, D, areunfolded, as shown in Fig. 2. these arms, G, are inserted in the socketsor recesses, F, at each side of the frames, A, and, B, to hold theseframes in the position shown in Fig. 2. to increase the length of thebed.

This device when arranged as a sofa, is supported by the stationarylegs, K, and when arranged as a bed, it is supported by the adjustablelegs, L, and castings, M, in addition to the stationary legs, K.

The adjustable legs, L, are each formed with a foot or knob, e, and witha flange, n, at or near their ends, as shown in Figs. 4, and, 5; and thecastings, M, are each formed with a recess, 0, and opening, m, to whichthe flange, n, of the leg, L, is fitted.

The recesses, O, in the castings, M, permit the flanges, n, to beadjusted therein opposite the opening, an, when in this position, theflange, 'rt, may be adjusted and projected through said opening, asshown in Figs. 2, and 5, so that when the foot or knob, e, rests uponthe floor, and the flange, 11, adjusted as described, the frame, A, whenadjusted as shown in Fig. 2. will be securely supported in thisposition.

The flange, n, may extend on one side only, or on two opposite sides oftheleg, L, as shown, when formed on both sides of the leg, the frame, A,may be cut away opposite the opening, m, to permit the flange, n, to beadjusted freely. Again, by raising the frame, A, to

7 the position shown in Fig. 1. and adjusting the flanges, it, out ofthe openings, m, these adjustable bars or legs, L, may be adjusted to,and projected through the sockets or openings, P, in or between theframes, 0, D, and this opening, P, is narrower in one cross section thanthe other, so that when the flange, n, is adjusted as shown in Fig. 1.the frame, A, is locked in an upright position to the frames, 0, and D,to form the back of the sofa; the knobs, e, preventing the legs, L, frombeing drawn out of the castings, M.

The sockets or openings, P, and the sockets, E, and, F, may be formed inthe material, of which the frames are formed, and metal lined or'n'ot,as desired, or they may be made in metal, or other suitable material,and the latter secured to the frames, as desired.

This combined sofa-bed is arranged for use as a sofa, or as a bed asfollows:-When adjusted as shown in Fig. 1. by grasping the knobs, e, orlower ends of the legs, L, the latter may be turned in the castings, M,until the flanges, n, are adjusted at right angles to the position inwhich they are shown in Fig. 1. or in line with the portion of theopening, P, longest in cross section, when in this position, the flangedends, n, of the legs, L, may be withdrawn from the openings, P, thispermits the frame, A, to be lowered to the position shown in Fig. 2.when by drawing the leg, L, through the casting, M, until the flange, n,comes opposite the opening, m, in said casting, said legs, L, may beagain turned, to adjust the flange, n, in the opening, m, to firmlysupport the frame, A, when in a horizontal position.

The frames, 0, and,D, are disengaged from the seat or frame, B, byremoving the arms,

G, G, from the sockets, E, E, at each end of the sofa, and the frames,0, and, D, are then unfolded, this brings an arm, G, at two oppositesides thereof, which arms, G, G, are then inserted in the sockets, F, F,at each side of the bed, to secure said unfolded frames in the positionshown in Fig. 2. to extend the bed, and these sockets, F, may be formedon an incline, so that when the arms, G, G, are inserted therein, theupholstered frames will be inclined upward, to form a raised support atthe head of the bed, and serve as pillows, as well as to lengthen thebed.

When wishing to arrange the bed for use as a sofa, or to occupy lessspace, the frames, 0, and, D, are removed, from the frames, A, and, B,by disengaging the arms, G, from the sockets, F, then folding saidframes together, and inserting the arms, G, in the sockets, E, as shownin Fig. 1. this secures the ends in place, at or near the front of theseat, B; this permits the raising of the frame, A, to the verticalposition shown in Fig. 1. when by grasping the knobs, e, or lower endsof the legs, L, and turning the latter, the flanges, n,

may be adjusted out of the openings, m; the legs, L, are then adjustedlengthwise in the casting, M, and through the opening, 1?, in theframes, 0, and, D, when by adjusting the flanges, n, at right angles tothe portion of the openings, P, narrowest in cross section, the back, A,is coupled to the frames, 0, and, D, and securely held in this uprightposition, and the frames, 0, and, D, at the back 0f the seat, aresecurely held in place; the weight of the back, A, drawing on theframes, 0, and,

adjustable legs, L, these are simple, strong,

and durable, and at the same time effective means for the purpose; andby suitably upholstering the frames, A, B, O, and, D, a handsome springback, seat, and ends are provided, which when extended, forms a bedhaving springs, mattress and pillows combined, and commodious enough fora double bed, the folded ends of the sofa, forming an extension at thehead and feet of the sofa, making a comfortable and commodious bed,which may be arranged to form a handsome sofa at a very moderate cost.

While I prefer the hinging of the frames, A, and, B, together at, b, itis evident that thstead of these frames, A, and, B, being hingedtogether, they may be made separate, and attached to, or detached fromone another at, b so that while I prefer the construction of hinging theframes together, and the construction of the arms, G, casting, M, adjustable leg, L, herein shown, I do not limit myself to the detailsthereof, as they maybe modified in various ways, without departing fromthe spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a combined sofa andbed,the frames, A, and, B, the casting, M, and the adjustable bar orleg, L, formed with a knob, e, and with a flange, n, in combination withthe frames, 0, and, D, formed with the opening, P, substantially asshown and described, and for the purpose specified.

2. In a combined sofa and bed, the frames, A, and, B, the latter ofwhich, is formed with sockets, E, E; the casting, M, the adjustable baror leg, L, formed with a knob, e, and flange, n, in combination with theframes, 0, and, D, formed with an opening, P, and the arms, G,substantially as shown and described, and for the purposespecified.

3. In a combined sofa and bed, the frames,

A, and, B, formed with the sockets, F, F, the.

castings, M, formed with the openings, m, and

the adjustable xbars or legs, L, formed with the arms, G, G, formed withthe barbs or In testimony whereof Iaifix my signature infianges,J,and1ngs,H,H,in combination with the presence of the twoundersigned witthe frame, A, a frame, B, formed with the sockets, E, E,the casting, M, and adjustable 5 bar, L, formed with the flange, 'n, andknob, e, substantially as shown and described, and for the purposespecified.

nesses.

BENJAMIN T. LAWTON. Witnesses:

P. J. EDMUNDS, S. MOBAIN.

